Railway draft rigging



Feb. 2 ,71926.

Filed Feb. l2, 1923 r@ N uw W sw ul M W y, 1MM Q wf m Ha Patented Feb. 2, i926.

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.HARLEY E. ANDERSON, F CHICAGO, ILLNOIS, ASSIGTNYR, BY MESNE ASSGNll/JENTS, TQ 'W'. H. MQNER, INC., COBFORATION OF DELAVARE.

RALW'AY DRAFT RIGGING.

Application filed February 12, 1923.

T0 all whom t may concern.

Be it known that l, HARLEY E. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and 'useful Improvement in Railway Draft Rigging, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference loeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in railway draft riggings.

One object of the invention isv to provide ina railway draft rigging, quickly' detachable means of simple construction, for supporting the shock absorbing mechanism and the yoke associated therewith, in opera-tive position between the draft sills of Another and more specific object of the .inventionis to 'provide a railway draft gear, wherein the Vshock absorbing mechanism and the yoke, associated therewith, are removably supported in operative position between the draft sills, by supporting means removably mounted on the draft sills, in such a manner that, when the parts are assembled, the shock absorbing machanism rests on the supporting means and the latter is retained in proper supporting position by engagement with the side edges of the lower portion of the yoke, which is in turn suspended by the shock absorbing' mechanism; and wherein, the shock absorbing mechanism and yoke are upwardly displaceable to permit removal of the supporting means to thereby effect the detachment and removal of the shock absorbing mechanism proper and the yoke.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel construction of combined draft stop lug and snipporting means, wherein a supporting ledge is provided, near the lower side of the lug, adapted to support the end of a guide strap on which the shock absorbing mechanism is supported.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will more clearly appear from the description and claims hereinafter following.

ln the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the inner side of a portion of a channel draft sill of a railway car, showing my improvements in connection therewith, with the serial no. 618,444. o

position of the shock absorbing mechanism and yoke indicated by dotted lines. Eig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 1. And Fig. 3 is a transverse, vertical sectional view of the mechanism illustrated in Eig. 1, corresponding substantially tothe -line 8--3 of Fig. 1.

In said drawings 10-10 indicate longitudinally arranged channel shaped draft sills, between which are removably supported the shock absorbing mechanism 11 and the yoke 12. A portion of the draw-bar is indicated at 13, and is shown as secured to the outer end of the yoke by means of rivets 14.

My improved means for removably supporting the parts of the shock absorbing mechanism proper and the yoke associated therewith, includes, broadly, a pair of front stop lug` castings fir-A; a pair of rear stop lug castings B-B; and a pair of carrier plates C C; co-aeting withy the yoke 12.

rllhe front stop lugs Ag and the rear stop lugs B are of similar construction, and therefore but one of the same will be described in detail. Each of the stop lugs is L-shaped in horizontal section, and comprises a vertically arranged plate 15 provided with a flange 16 at the inner end thereof, extending inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the gear, and at right angles to the plate proper. The plate 15 is re-inforced by triangular strengthening ribs 17 connecting the plate'proper and the flange 16. Each of the stop lugs is provided with aw fiat side face 18 adapted tol abut the inner face of one of the draft sills 10 and a fiat end face19 adapted to act as an abutment for the shock absorbing mechanism. Near the lower end of each stop lng, the flange 16 is odset as indicated at 20, thereby providing a transversely extending channel 21. The bottom side wall 22 of the channel 9.1 is in hori- Zontal alinement with the lower-most strengthening rib 17 and serves as a supporting ledge. The stop lug castings A and B are rigidly supported on the draft sills 10 and are secured tothe inner sides of the latter by any suitable means such as rivets 23 passing through the plate portion 15 and the vertical web of the draft sills.

Each `of the carrier guide straps C is of generally T-shaped form in cross section, comprising a flat horizontal plate portion 24 and a downwardly projecting, longitudinally extending, central strengthening rib 25. Each strap C is provided with solid, end portions 26 of rectangular cross section, adapted to fit within the channels 21 and rest upon the ledges 22. 'Each of the straps C is provided with an upper flat supporting surface 27 adapted to co-act with the lower side of the shock absorbing mechanism and follower to support the same. The straps C are of such a width that when they are arranged in assembled position, supported at their ends on the ledges 22, with the outer side edges 2S at said ends abutting the inner sidev faces of the plates 15 of the stop lugs, the inner side edges 29 thereof will be flush with the outer edges of the flanges 16.

When the parts are in assembled relation, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the lower arm 30 of the yoke 12 will be in horizontal alinement with the straps C and limit the lateral displacement of the latter in a direction inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the mechanism, thereby retaining the same in position with the ends 26 thereof held in the channels 21. In this connection, it is pointed out, that the yoke is of proper width and thickness to effectively prevent the dis-engagement of the guide straps from within the channels 21 by lateral displacement.

As clearly shown in the drawing, the draft sills 10 are tied' together by a plate 31, secured to the underside of the draft sills by rivets 32 extending through the plate and the lower flanges of the draft sills. The plate 31 is preferably located just below the rear stop lugs beyond the end of thel yoke, so that the same will not interfere with` the removal of the draft rigging.

To place the shock absorbing mechanism follower and yoke in operative position between the draft sills 10, the same are inserted between the draft` sills from the bottom side, and raised upwardly until the lower face of the arm 30 of the yoke is in a position above the plane of the upper walls of the channels 21, as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 8. When the parts. are in this position, the guide straps` C are placed in position by inserting the opposite ends thereof within the channels 21 of the front and rear stop lugs respectively, and sliding the respective plates laterally outwardly with reference to the longitudinal axis of the gear, until the outer edges thereof abut the inner side faces of the plates 15 whereupon, the inner edges of the same will be Hush with the inner edges of the ianges 16. The shock absorbing mechanism follower and the yoke suspended therefrom are then lowered to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 8, with the bottoms of the shock absorbing mechanism and follower resting at opposite sides on the stra-ps C and the lower arm 30 of the yokein horizon-tal alin'ement therewith. In

this position of the parts, the straps G are held in position by the interposed arm El() of the yoke and the shock absorbing mechanism is solidly supported by the guide straps C.

To remove the shock absorbing mechanism follower and associated yoke from their operative position between the draft sills, it is merely necessary to raise the yoke together with the contained elements until the lower face of the lower arm 30 of the yoke reaches a position above the channels 21, whereupon, the straps C may be easily removed by sliding the same laterally inwardly toward the axis of the gear until they are completely disengaged from the channels and supporting ledges 22. After removal of the straps C, the shock absorbing mechanism and yoke may be dropped and removed.

By my arrangement of improved supporting means for railway draft riggings, no bolts or other holding means which are subject to rusting action, are required to hold the parts in assembled relation and therefore the difficulty generally encountered in the removal of the bolts is entirely avoided.

From the preceding description, it will be evident that I have provided a supporting means which is quickly detachable, simple in construction and of low cost.

I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred manner of carrying out the invention, but the same is merely illustrative and I contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. In a railway draft gear, the combination with a shock absorbing mechanism; of a yoke associated therewith; and readily detachable means for removably supporting said mechanism and yoke in operative position between the draft sills of a car, said Vmeans being retained in position by the yoke 2. In a railway draft gear, the combination with supporting means detachably carried by the draft sills of a railway car; of a shock absorbing mechanism proper resting on said means; and a yoke surrounding said shock absorbing mechanism and supported thereby, said yoke limiting the lateral movement of the supporting means, thereby, holding the parts in assembled relation.

v3. Ina railway draft gear, the combination with a shock absorbing mechanism proper; of means for removably supporting the same in operative position between the draft sills of a railway car, said means including a pair of longitudinally extending supporting elements on which the shock absorbing mechanism is mounted, said elements being laterally spaced apart and loosely supported by said draft sills; and means carried by the shock absorbing mech- ITE l) anism for retaining the supporting elements in operative position on the draft sills, said means being adapted to extend between the said supporting elements, and limit the lateral movement thereof when th-e shock absorbing mechanism is sustained by said elements.

t. In a railway draft gear, the combination with a shock absorbing mechanism proper; of means for removably supporting the same in operative position between the draft sills of a car, said means including supporting ledges on the draft sills, and a plurality of longitudinally extending re movable elements adapted to rest on said ledges and support the draft gear proper; and means carried by the shock absorbing mechanism for retaining said elements in position on said supporting ledges.

5. In a. railway draft gear, the combination with a shock absorbing mechanism and yoke adapted to be supported between the draft sills of a car; of supporting means attached to the draft sills; a longitudinally arranged carrier element supported by the supporting means of each draft sill, and adapted to be held in supporting engagement with said supporting means by the lower arm of the yoke when the parts are in assembled relation between the draft sills.

G. In a railway draft gear, the combinaw tion with a shock absorbing mechanism and a yoke, adapted to be supported between the draft sills of a car; of a pair of front and rear stop lug elements carried by each of the draft sills, each of said elements being provided with a supporting ledge and a plurality of abutments; a pair of guide straps for supporting said shock absorbing mechanism, said straps being arranged at opposite sides of the yoke and having their opposite ends resting on the supporting ledges of the front and rear stop elements respectively, each of said straps being conned between the side edges of the lower arm of the yoke and one of said abutments of the front and rear stop lu g elements respectively, and positively held against upward movement and movement longitudinal of the sills by the remaining abutments on said elements.

7. In a railway draft gear, the, combination with a shock absorbing mechanism adapted to be supported between the draft sills of a car; of a yoke encircling said mechanism and supported thereby; front and rear stop lugs attached to the inner side 0f each draft sill, each of said lugs being provided with a supporting ledge extending transversely of the gear; a pair of longitudinally extending supporting plates adapted to support the shock absorbing mechanism at opposite sides thereof, said plates being arranged on opposite sides of said yoke, with the opposite ends thereof resting on the supporting ledges ofthe front and rear stop lugs respectively, said plates being in horizontal alinement with the lower arm of the yoke when the parts are assembled and the shock absorbing mechanism is supported by the plates, and said supporting plates, supporting ledges and lower yoke arm being so proportioned that the plates v are retained on said ledges by the horizontally alined, lower yoke arm.

8. In a railway draft gear, including in combination, shock absorbing mechanism; of a plurality of means arranged in position to support said mechanism, said means being detachable by removal thereof from said supporting positions; and means on said shock absorbing mechanism which operate to prevent the removal of said supporting means form their supporting positions.

9. In a railway draft gear, including 1n combination shock absorbing mechanism; of a plurality of means arranged in spaced relation so as to support said mechanism, said means being detachable by movement toward each other; and interposed means associated with said shock absorbing mechanism for preventing movement of said supporting means toward each other.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 9th day of February 1923.

HARLEY E. ANDERSON. 

